Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Apr.
2011		 Mar.
2012		 Apr.
2012		 Apr.
2011		 Dec.
2011		 Jan.
2012		 Feb.
2012		 Mar.
2012		 Apr.
2012

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 192,771 192,788 192,893 192,771 193,682 192,600 192,691 192,788 192,893

Civilian labor force

 124,140 123,209 122,997 124,642 124,543 123,579 123,848 123,713 123,499

Participation rate

 64.4 63.9 63.8 64.7 64.3 64.2 64.3 64.2 64.0

Employed

 114,597 113,909 114,313 114,603 115,254 114,458 114,754 114,697 114,355

Employment-population ratio

 59.4 59.1 59.3 59.5 59.5 59.4 59.6 59.5 59.3

Unemployed

 9,542 9,301 8,684 10,039 9,288 9,121 9,094 9,016 9,144

Unemployment rate

 7.7 7.5 7.1 8.1 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.4

Not in labor force

 68,632 69,579 69,896 68,129 69,139 69,021 68,843 69,076 69,394

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 64,904 64,340 64,212 65,083 65,373 64,495 64,642 64,552 64,410

Participation rate

 73.7 73.5 73.3 73.9 73.8 73.8 73.9 73.8 73.5

Employed

 59,869 59,532 59,975 59,909 60,751 60,059 60,245 60,192 60,046

Employment-population ratio

 68.0 68.0 68.5 68.1 68.6 68.7 68.9 68.8 68.6

Unemployed

 5,035 4,808 4,237 5,175 4,623 4,436 4,397 4,360 4,364

Unemployment rate

 7.8 7.5 6.6 8.0 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 54,882 54,476 54,421 54,898 54,481 54,434 54,609 54,473 54,435

Participation rate

 59.7 58.9 58.8 59.7 59.0 58.9 59.0 58.9 58.8

Employed

 51,275 50,959 50,919 51,065 50,768 50,729 50,890 50,873 50,719

Employment-population ratio

 55.8 55.1 55.0 55.6 55.0 54.9 55.0 55.0 54.8

Unemployed

 3,606 3,517 3,502 3,833 3,713 3,705 3,719 3,600 3,716

Unemployment rate

 6.6 6.5 6.4 7.0 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.8

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 4,354 4,393 4,365 4,661 4,688 4,650 4,596 4,688 4,654

Participation rate

 33.9 34.6 34.4 36.3 36.8 36.5 36.1 36.9 36.7

Employed

 3,453 3,418 3,419 3,629 3,736 3,670 3,619 3,632 3,591

Employment-population ratio

 26.9 26.9 26.9 28.3 29.3 28.8 28.4 28.6 28.3

Unemployed

 901 976 946 1,031 952 980 977 1,056 1,063

Unemployment rate

 20.7 22.2 21.7 22.1 20.3 21.1 21.3 22.5 22.8

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 29,035 29,792 29,824 29,035 29,286 29,727 29,760 29,792 29,824

Civilian labor force

 17,765 18,339 18,227 17,847 18,110 18,206 18,363 18,427 18,274

Participation rate

 61.2 61.6 61.1 61.5 61.8 61.2 61.7 61.9 61.3

Employed

 14,966 15,829 15,940 14,964 15,248 15,725 15,769 15,843 15,891

Employment-population ratio

 51.5 53.1 53.4 51.5 52.1 52.9 53.0 53.2 53.3

Unemployed

 2,799 2,510 2,286 2,883 2,862 2,482 2,593 2,584 2,383

Unemployment rate

 15.8 13.7 12.5 16.2 15.8 13.6 14.1 14.0 13.0

Not in labor force

 11,270 11,453 11,597 11,187 11,176 11,521 11,398 11,365 11,550

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 8,091 8,262 8,133 8,102 8,272 8,256 8,239 8,283 8,162

Participation rate

 68.4 68.2 67.0 68.5 69.0 68.4 68.1 68.4 67.3

Employed

 6,688 7,044 7,018 6,723 6,969 7,205 7,064 7,137 7,054

Employment-population ratio

 56.5 58.1 57.8 56.8 58.2 59.7 58.4 58.9 58.1

Unemployed

 1,403 1,218 1,114 1,379 1,302 1,052 1,175 1,147 1,108

Unemployment rate

 17.3 14.7 13.7 17.0 15.7 12.7 14.3 13.8 13.6

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 9,032 9,445 9,459 9,060 9,160 9,287 9,410 9,473 9,443

Participation rate

 61.9 62.9 62.9 62.1 62.2 62.0 62.8 63.1 62.8

Employed

 7,877 8,393 8,503 7,839 7,885 8,113 8,240 8,307 8,423

Employment-population ratio

 54.0 55.9 56.6 53.7 53.5 54.2 55.0 55.4 56.1

Unemployed

 1,155 1,052 956 1,221 1,275 1,174 1,171 1,166 1,019

Unemployment rate

 12.8 11.1 10.1 13.5 13.9 12.6 12.4 12.3 10.8

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 642 632 635 686 679 663 713 671 669

Participation rate

 24.6 23.7 23.9 26.3 26.5 24.7 26.6 25.1 25.1

Employed

 402 392 419 403 393 407 466 399 413

Employment-population ratio

 15.4 14.7 15.7 15.5 15.3 15.2 17.4 14.9 15.5

Unemployed

 241 239 216 283 286 255 247 272 256

Unemployment rate

 37.5 37.9 34.1 41.3 42.1 38.5 34.7 40.5 38.2

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 11,378 12,766 12,774 - - - - - -

Civilian labor force

 7,295 8,113 7,965 - - - - - -

Participation rate

 64.1 63.6 62.4 - - - - - -

Employed

 6,832 7,607 7,553 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio

 60.0 59.6 59.1 - - - - - -

Unemployed

 463 506 412 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate

 6.4 6.2 5.2 - - - - - -

Not in labor force

 4,083 4,652 4,809 - - - - - -

Footnotes
 (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

- Data not available.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: May 14, 2012